Joe Miller and I attended a day long seminar at Kings Island. Was helpful on a couple different levels:
-got to know Joe better. We had a good time on the ride up, attending the session, and the return. It'll pay dividends for both of us as we collaborate going forward.
-agenda topics
Zoning - Government is a boat. Council decides on the destination, it does not drive the boat. An interesting metaphor, as we spend LOTS of our time day to day in the boiler room....
Open Records - what is our retention limit on docs? I learned our Village Email needs to be retained on same timing
Open Meetings - majority of governing body = 2 of 3 on a Committee. Need to be careful of 1:1 converations on a current or future Committee Topic. "Pre-arranged" is an important piece of this. Need to talk with Ed about the appropriate behavior.
Minutes - minutes are req'd for all governing body meetings, incl Committees. This means our personal note taking is not sufficient. Oppty: digital recordings with a good microphone means we might be able to get out of the paper minutes process at some point.
Newtown Council converation - they are having a fire study done and we should review their findings. I suggested the gentleman reach out to Dennis W. as head of Safety Committee.
Conversation with South Lebanon Councilman - they love their Administrator and know it's a great Return On Investment. I'm more and more convniced we should look seriously at an Administrator, probably part time at first.
Cortney
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